Garment.



D. W. MELL.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9,19!!- lill Ath

, lDAlISY W. MELL, 0F ATHENS, GEORGA.

l', MEN T.

' Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. lll, lll'l.

Application tiled November 9, 1917. Serial No. 201,065.

which the following is a full, clear, and eX-' act description.

This invention relates to garments, and more particularly to undergarme'nts for infants, young children, or adults.

A highly important object of this invention is to provide a garment of the class referred to which will embody, in certain por-l tions thereof, a heavy warm fabric, such as wool, which is combined with a lighter and softer fabric, such as silk, linen or cot-- ton, and to so dispose the two materials that the lighter and softer material will come in contact with the skin of the wearer, while the heavier and warmer material will be dis,

ter material, while at the same time avoiding the objectionable contact of such warmer material with the skin.

i The invention is not limited to any par ticular garment, but may be embodied in an known undergarment, as unionsuits, shirts, pants, corset covers, brassires,cam1 soles, or the like.

ln the accompanying drawings whlch illustrate, by way of example,two forms of garment which embody the present invention:

Figure l shows a childs waist or underbedr; L

Fig. 2 is a detailed sectlon on the line l--l, Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 shows a unionsuit embodylng the principles of the invention.

Referring iirst to lFlgs. 1 to 2, the garment there shown is composed 'of a body portion 2, which is made of silky, linen, cotton or some relatively li ht material having 'the 'characteristics of lig tness and smooth-4 ness of texture, and of a nature not to irritate the most delicate skin. Superposed upon the body portion 2, in the shape of a band, is the flannel or other heavier-woolen protective s ection 4 which, in the garment lillustrated in Figs. l and surrounds the abdomen or other lower `portions of the body which it is desired to protect from cold; ln the drawings, the fabric band or section 4 is stitched, or otherwise secured to the body portion 2 of the garment, and an ornamental trimming 31 may be employed if desired, to cover the seam between the upper portion 4 and the body portion 2. 'llhis garment, will, asis ob-vious, present to the skin of the wearer the silk or other relative lighter or soft material of which the body' of the garment is composed and the protective portion 4 of a warmer material -will be disposed in such vmanner as to impart its protective qualities to those portions of the body where the same is needed, while -at the saine time the skin will not be irritated by contact with wool, or other fabric,

which is objectionable when vworn immediately adjacent to the skin.

ln Fig. 3 a unionsuit composed of a body -portion 6, formed throughout .of the lighter material, such as silk, linen, or cotton, is supplied with a superposed section 8 of the relatively heavier and warmer material Such as wool, which is herein shown as disposed about the body of the wearer, and over the vital organs thereof, while other sections 10, 10 of the heavier material are superposed on the silk or linen fabrieat the wrists so as to maintain the warmth 1of the wearers wrists, thus facilitating the circulation.- heavier material may be superposed upon the bodyy portion 6 :of the .suit at any desired points. lt will be seen that this garment, also, possesses the combination of qualities whlch were described' with `reference to the garment illustrated in Figs. l and 2. rllhe wearer has next to his skin only the light and softer material which is free from irritating qualities and is, moreover, sanitary and practically vermin proof, while selected portlons of the body part of the suit are covered by pieces of the warmer material, such as wool, which impart to the body of the wearer the necessary protective warmth where the same is most needed, but without detractin from the advantageous qualities which fo low from the use of the lf'desired, other portionsfof the' lio lighter material of the garment. While garments embodying the above noted features of the present invention are highly useful for infants, they have likewise great utility for adults and in the case of women who wish to wear evening clothes, and at the same time desire to have the warmth of wool around the body, a combination garment of the class described herein permits the use of lace and silk for the upper part of the garment, while at the same `time wool may be employed for the lower portion of the garment to impart the necessary warmth to the wearer. The garment also is useful for men, and is highly useful for invalids where its features may be employed in bandages, for example. In making a bandage of this garment, the body portion would probably be made of a ver fine quality of silk which would be covere with wool or other heavy material at selected portions where warmth was desired.

' While in the garments shown in the drawing the heavier superposed portions 4, 8 and 10 are secured to the-lighter and softer body portions 2 and 6 by stitches, it is contemplated to detachably fasten these parts together, when desired; for example, the heavier or woolen portions may be secured to the lighter or silk. portion by buttons and buttonholes so that the woolen'sections could be readily disassociated from the body portion of the garment when desired. Other means for detachably connecting the woolen portions to the body of the garment would readily suggest themselves, such for example, as clamping devices.

Whena garment of the type above described is used for winter wear, the body portion will be made of the lighter material as silk, or linen, and superposed woolen portions will be applied over the chest, and

other portions of the body where needed.

From the above description, it will be obvious that this invention is not limited to the particular embodiments herein illustrated, but is capable of wide uses and applications in undergarments of various kinds.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A garment having a body portion composed of a light and soft material throughout, combined with a superposed portion oi relatively heavier and warmer material, which is applied to predetermined parts of said body portion.

2. A garment of the class described, comprising, in combination, a body portion formed throughout of a light and soft fabric, and a superposed portion of relatively heavier and warmer material, which is applied to said body portion so as to cover a predetermined section thereof, said heavier material completely surrounding said body portion.

3. A garment having its body portion composed entirely of silk, combined with a superposed portion of wool which is applied to a predetermined part of said body portion.

4. A garment of the class described having, in combination, a body portion formed throughout of light and soft material, such as silk or linen, in combination with a band of heavier and warmer material, such as wool, which surrounds the lower portion only of said body and is secured thereto by fastenings at its upper and lower edges.

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of November, A. D.

DAISY W. MELL. 

